The Gokusen
GokusenSummary
Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi enters Shirokin High School to become a math teacher. She's assigned as the homeroom teacher for class 2-4, populated by a gang of delinquents. At first, the class tries everything to rattle her cage, but to no avail. In a short period of time, Yankumi gains the respect of the class. But what the school doesn't know is that she's the heir to the Oedo Group, a powerful yakuzan clan. So while Yankumi struggles to excel in her career as a teacher, she must also keep her yakuza background a secret.
(Source: Media Blasters)
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 4 h 59 min (13 × 23 min)
- Season
- Winter 2004
- Start date
- January 6, 2004
- End date
- March 30, 2004
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- MADHOUSE
- Romaji title
- Gokusen
- English title
- The Gokusen
- Native title
- ごくせん
Characters 21
Main characters
- Shin Sawada沢田慎Main
- Kumiko Yamaguchi山口久美子Main
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- Tomoya Shinohara篠原智也Supporting
- Kyotarou Ooshima大島京太郎Supporting
- Haruhiko Uchiyama内山春彦Supporting
- Hiroki KudouSupporting
- Gorou Sawatari猿渡五郎Supporting
- Gonzou Shirakawa白川権三Supporting
- Ryuuichirou Kuroda黒田龍一郎Supporting
- Shizuka Fujiyama藤山静香Supporting
- Minoru TatsukawaSupporting
- Kouhei IwamotoSupporting
- Fuji Kuroda黒田富士Supporting
- SonomuraSupporting
- Youichi Minami南陽一Supporting
- Tetsu AsakuraSupporting
- Teruo Kumai熊井輝夫Supporting
- Kouzou WakamatsuSupporting
- Takeshi Noda野田猛Supporting
- YasueSupporting
- Sayuri KaedeSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Yuuzou SatouDirector
- Kozueko MorimotoOriginal creator
- Yasuko KobayashiSeries composition
- Tomoki HasegawaMusic
- Kazuhiro TakahashiArt director
- Satoshi MotoyamaSound director
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- Yoshiaki KawajiriStoryboard (eps 5, 11)
- Yuuzou SatouStoryboard (OP, eps 1, 13)
- Yuuzou SatouKey Animation (ep 1)
- Yuuzou SatouEpisode Director (OP, eps 1, 13)
- Manabu TamuraProducer
- Masao MaruyamaProducer
- Sunao KatabuchiStoryboard (eps 7, 10, 12)
- Makoto YoshimuraKey Animation (eps 1, 4, 9, 10, 12, 13)
- Masayuki KojimaStoryboard (ep 2)
- Hiroyuki TanakaEpisode Director (eps 5, 12)
- Masaru KitaoAnimation Director (eps 5, 12)
- Masaru KitaoKey Animation (eps 1, 12)
- Hiroshi YamashitaProducer
- Mitsuru OoshimaPlanning
- Masahiko OosawaPlanning
- Satoshi TerauchiEditing
- Takahisa IshinoSound Effects
- Takeshi KatsurayamaDirector of Photography
- Yuuko KobariColor Design